Episode Report Card Couch Baron: B+ | 657 USERS: C- YOU GRADE IT You May Not Believe It…
By Couch Baron | Season 3 | Episode 12 | Aired on 2008.12.08
We're at Sue Landers's place of employ, and it's her birthday! You'd think Sylar could at least jump out of a cake naked before he kills her (SPOILER!). After well wishes from her coworkers, Sue enters her office, which is filled with birthday stuff, to find Sylar, who says he's got a special delivery for her. However, after a camera-shiver and a dissonant sound effect, she tells him he's lying. Now, I know it seems necessary to reveal her power, but common sense would suggest that if he's lying, he's got some nefarious intent, so NOT CALLING HIM OUT might be the better part of valor. Backing me up, Sylar TKs the door shut and asks Sue questions about how her power works. Scared now, Sue asks how he knew about her, but Sylar doesn't answer, instead saying that he needs to know the truth about something. Sue demurs, strongly implying that her power has been more of a curse than a blessing, and Sylar picks up on that, but doesn't waver as he telekinetically throws her against the wall. He assures her that what he's about to do won't hurt a bit, but as her power kicks in again she knows he's lying and gasps in abject fear. He just gives a hilarious "Oopsie" face and offers, "Got me!" Heh. He kills her, and as Sylar's Theme Ticking returns from a long absence, he leans down and breathes, "I almost forgot how good this feels." I'm assuming he means taking another ability rather than merely slicing someone's head open, given that he did the latter, like, less than a day ago. I mean, I don't remember everything I did yesterday, but I think killing the girl I was pretending to bone would stand out. Just then, three of Sue's coworkers bust in with more presents, but their faces fall when they see Sylar kneeling over Sue's corpse. He stands, holding his hands out like a surgeon who just used blood to scrub up instead of water, and smiles: "Cake!" Sylar, ladies and gentlemen! He'll be here all week...but you won't! We switch to an outside view as the door flies shut, and while that scene was effective, I have to mourn the losses here. I mean, if offices generally had that positive an atmosphere, people would want to hang out in them more, no?